[Dx-qsl] QRZ.com virus?

[Dave G4GED]

I've had this form of malware infection attempted twice but not through 
qrz.com.
It's pretty scary and intimidating when suddenly you have all those flashing 
warnings about an impending virus attack. It looks professional and genuine 
and it's easy to be taken in.

What I have learnt is to keep cool, don't panic, as it wants you to and DO 
NOT MAKE ANY RESPONSE positive or negative because either will trigger the 
virus download.

I'm using  Explorer, and just immediately close down the browser by hitting 
the "X" button, top RH side of screen.
Or do a Contl-Alt-Delete.
Or better still, immediately disconnect from the Network, by pulling out the 
router's network plug.

I cleaned my PC up with "Hitman Pro" (free for 1st time use).

Of course YMMV
73 Dave


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don W5FKX" <w5fkx at cox.net>
To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 8:16 PM
Subject: [Dx-qsl] QRZ.com virus?


> Wonder if anyone else has had this experience? While doing some QSL work 
> last week, I picked up a malicious bug claiming to be "Vista Antivirus 
> 2012", that completely interrupted my pc function with exclamations that 
> it was protecting me from multiple attacks as displayed by a "scan" 
> showing all of these, and blocking access to the internet by other 
> programs while offering to protect my pc for a sign-up fee! Researching 
> with my laptop, I found that it is variously called "XP Antispyware 20YY", 
> "Vista Antispyware ...", "Win7 Antispyware ...", depending upon your OS, 
> and apparently the "YY" began in '09 and is now '12.  After some tedious 
> cleanup, I got rid of it. Some more poking about brought me to the 
> conclusion that it probably came from QRZ.com. After several days of 
> "clean" operation, I returned to QRZ.com today to lookup another callsign, 
> and  ... bingo!! ... back came the virus!
>
> My browsing exposure to malicious software is probably exacerbated by the 
> fact that I run as Administrator, allowing a greater degree of exposure. 
> Unfortunately, my anti-virus program, Zone Alarm, did absolutely nothing 
> to protect me on either occasion. A complaint to them elicited the comment 
> ".. we can't always keep up with permutations ...".  Guess I will have to 
> quit using QRZ.com ... sigh!
>
> 73,
> Don W5FKX
> http://www.deltadx.net/
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